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Chapter 495 Helpless Choice
In the second year of Chongzhen, the [-]th day of the first lunar month.

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Yang Reform, who received the urgent report from Liaodong, hurried over to deal with the matter.

"Master Sun has a look at Yuan Chonghuan's letter." After reading it for a while, Yang Reform said helplessly and amusedly that Yuan Chonghuan had reported an urgent military situation in the letter. Then he reported his own good news, saying that he killed more than ten horsemen, which gave a good start to this year and won a good fortune. In addition, he presented his "strategy" and talked about the various benefits of this strategy. , claiming that if he implements this strategy this year, he can get as many heads and so on. In the end, he asked himself to ask for two thousand telescopes.

Faced with Yuan Chonghuan's almost scoundrel urgent report, Yang Reform could only shake his head after reading it, two thousand binoculars!This Yuan Chonghuan really thought that Liulizhai was opened exclusively by himself, and he could change as many as he wanted. Today's telescope lenses can be polished by hand, which takes a lot of effort, although the production cost is relatively high compared to his selling price. It's really not worth mentioning, but, according to the normal transaction price, Yuan Chonghuan's new style of play will cost as much as 10 taels of silver just to buy a telescope.

Sun Chengzong also kept watching the emperor read the urgent report, thinking that something important happened outside the pass, and seeing the emperor's dumbfounding look, he was also very curious. After reading the letter for a while, he also had a helpless and funny expression on his face. appearance.

"Master Sun, in your opinion, what does Yuan Chonghuan's strategy look like? Hehe, of course, let's not talk about the telescope." Yang Reform asked with a helpless wry smile. This Yuan Chonghuan has created a big problem for himself. The mirror is a "commodity" that he sells for money, but this guy asks himself for it, as if he changed it out of thin air, but he creates a problem for himself.

"Returning to Your Majesty, just judging from this strategy, it is a good strategy. If you can force Donglu's probing horses back and make Donglu blind and deaf, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to my Ming Dynasty. The fog of the battlefield that His Majesty often says is completely shrouded in the head of Donglu, and the chances of winning this year will be a little bit higher." Sun Chengzong said solemnly, leaving aside Yuan Chonghuan's "unreasonable" request, this combat strategy is still somewhat worthwhile. For the head, Sun Chengzong was also very surprised that Jin Ning's brains and brains dared to make the decision to go out to find Donglu's troubles, but after thinking about it, he was relieved. As a result, Jin Ning has nothing to do with the connection of the foreign feudal clans outside the pass. The consequence is that the heads obtained by foreign feudal clans such as Lin Danhan are not under Jinning's control. Lin Danhan and the others will naturally not look for them after they get the heads. Naturally, this record is counted If they don't reach their heads, the direct consequence is that even though they won the battle, they didn't have a head to start with. This embarrassing situation really made Jinning's military leaders, big and small, feel feverish. Like, if they won the battle but didn't have a head, then their officers and soldiers in Jinning might put their heads in their crotches, and they couldn't afford to lose that person.

"Hehe, if there are ten captives from the east, they will have fifty or one hundred; if there are one hundred captives from the east, they will have one thousand or two thousand; When the captives approached, they retreated, and when the captives retreated, they stuck together again. This scout battle, ha ha... The theory is really good, but I don't know how it will be executed..." Yang Reform said with a helpless smile, this "Scout Warfare" is really good. It strikes the enemy with an absolute advantage in a local battlefield, avoiding a decisive battle between the mobile main force and the enemy, and dragging the enemy into a fatigued situation.

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, if it is implemented well, there is indeed a lot to be done. The siege of Donglu must last forever, ranging from two to three months to half a year at most. Under the siege of the city, they didn't pay attention to my Da Ming's army, but I thought it was just a superficial appearance. There will be reinforcements in that direction. If you can't find out this, I'm afraid they won't even be able to sleep soundly. The more arrogant they are, the more they look down on my Da Ming army. The dynamics of the army, we can keep track of the direction from which our Damin officers and soldiers will send troops. Therefore, the spies of the Eastern Captives must be scattered all over the entire battlefield. They must see it clearly for hundreds of miles. Such a large number of spies must be very scattered. If such scattered spies gather more than ten times the superior force of the Eastern Captives and defeat each of them, there is indeed a great chance of winning. Without spies to inquire about the news, they cannot grasp the surrounding situation in time. Donglu's dream of besieging the city and fighting for aid may not come true, and he has to worry about the sudden attack of our Ming army. Therefore, I think that this method of warfare is acceptable..." Sun Chengzong made a long speech and made a conclusion about this scouting battle positive evaluation.

"That's right, I also see it this way. Judging from the current situation, Donglu can only besiege the city and forcibly attack the city. I believe that Donglu will not do it. Not to mention the loss of the forced siege, if the attack It is a small city, and the food inside may not be enough for them to eat. Even if they take it by force, it is not worthwhile. What's more, now I have a strict order to retreat. When the city is broken, all the supplies must be burned. When I came down to a certain small town, the harvest was extremely thin. The Donglu was just a group of robbers. After so much effort and such a huge loss, they didn't get anything. I guess Huang Taiji might not even be able to secure his position, hehehe... ..." Yang Reform smiled and commented, Yang Reform is counting him dead now, Huang Taiji is besieging the city, and will never really forcibly attack the city. It’s a difficult problem, not to mention that there are grenades now, at least two or three times the death of the city defenders is needed to capture a city. This kind of loss-to-income ratio, if Huang Taiji dared to do it, I’m afraid the internal situation would have broken out, the bandit group Naturally, he will use the logic of robbers. As for big cities, such as Jinzhou and Ningyuan, Yang Reform believes that if Huang Taiji is allowed to fight, Huang Taiji probably will not be able to. , Even more than his troops, if these people are required to attack the city with Hongyi cannons, Franc machines, grenades, and Ouchi's blows, Yang Reform believes that as long as Huang Taiji's brain is not broken, he will not attack the city. The idea of ​​these big cities, if they dare to besiege the big city, they are afraid that they will not even bird him, so let him keep siege there, just sit and watch him consume logistics resources.

The so-called form is stronger than people, that's it, the general trend, there are not many ways to go, things haven't happened yet, but what will happen can be predicted.

"Your Majesty, although this strategy is good, I think it is a waste of money. If Your Majesty agrees to Ziroom's request and gives Ziroom so many binoculars, what about other places? What is Your Majesty going to do? Mao Wenlong's place Please also, will your majesty give it? Mangui, where is the Zhao rate teaching? Where is the new army? Do you want to increase your majesty? What about the Beijing camp? There are other border gates, where is Weizhen? Ah!" Although Sun Chengzong was also very interested in and supported this scouting battle, he had to deny it from the perspective of the overall situation.

"Oh, what Master Sun said is right! Yuan Chonghuan has created a problem for me!" Yang Reform said with a wry smile. Part of it has been popularized to the level of Baizong, but now Yuan Chonghuan wants to directly popularize it to the level of Shichang and Xiaoqi. It's not fair, and I will definitely have to, but that's a big trouble. If you don't use the telescope, you can directly execute this scout battle, but the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Then, is Your Majesty going to return Ziroom? Or?" Sun Chengzong asked, this matter is really difficult to open, and it will be a big trouble if it is opened.

"...No, I won't go back for now. Regarding the telescope, I have tried to find a way to satisfy all of it, but it is impossible. I can partially satisfy it. In addition, if he plays well, I can give him an extra reward for the telescope. In this way, I can only do this, hehehe..." Yang Reform smiled helplessly. Yang Reform was unwilling to attack the enthusiasm of Yuan Chonghuan and Jinning's officers and soldiers. It was hard for these guys to fight Dongfang with real knives and guns. It is not in my own interest to pour cold water on them when the captives are dry. Although the telescope is expensive, to me, it is just a dead thing, just an item on the assembly line. As long as there are enough people, I can A steady stream of production came out, comparing the two, Yang Reform already had an idea.

"Your Majesty is wise." Sun Chengzong didn't intend to say anything about the emperor's order.What should be said, I have already said, presumably the emperor has his own plans, and he doesn't want to see Jin Ning's enthusiasm be frustrated.

"Uh, by the way, take a look, Master Sun. These operational details and tactical issues, are there any areas that need to be supplemented?" Yang Reform asked again. Yuan Chonghuan sent a thick stack of operational plans and details. The entire scouting battle was described quite beautifully, I'm afraid it won't impress the emperor.

After listening to the emperor's words, Sun Chengzong began to think deeply.After a while, Sun Chengzong woke up from his contemplation.

"Your Majesty, I have read this strategy, and I need to refer to the details. After all, this method of warfare has never been seen before. I can't decide which is good and which is not good. However, there is one point to remind Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong thought After thinking about it, he said.

"Master Sun, just talk." Yang Reformed.

"Your Majesty, it is mentioned in this strategy that the bounty hunters should be involved in order to play a role, but I feel that this is not appropriate." Sun Chengzong solemnly reminded.

"Oh, what's the reason? Can Master Sun explain it in detail?" Yang Reform asked. From Yang Reform's point of view, it would be better to use bounty hunters to participate in this matter. After all, bounty hunters are experienced and flexible. Far from being comparable to the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it could not be better to use bounty hunters to fight the scouts of Donglu.

"Have you thought about it, Your Majesty, where do those bounty hunters go to exchange the rewards?" Sun Chengzong reminded solemnly.

"Well, that's a problem." Yang Reform immediately realized that there was something wrong with it. Now, the heads of the Donghu captives obtained outside the customs, including the foreign domain, are all going to Liu Jishan in exchange for rewards. It has nothing to do with Yuan Chonghuan. The hunter was also involved in this matter, so did the hunted head belong to Yuan Chonghuan or Liu Jishan?Although it is a small problem, a small problem will lead to big things. At the beginning, I split up many of Yuan Chonghuan's rights just to restrict Yuan Chonghuan.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, if they get mixed up like this, there will definitely be a gap in the matter of the head. At that time, there may be a head-grabbing incident.... At that critical moment, it will ruin the big thing." Sun Chengzong reminded seriously.

"Well, this is indeed a problem." Yang Reform also frowned and nodded.

"Again, Your Majesty, in addition to this problem, there are other problems such as mixed personnel, which can easily reveal the whereabouts of our Daming officers and soldiers. If there are Donglu spies among these bounty hunters, report the details of my Daming officers and soldiers' presence and disappearance to Donglu. Isn't it dangerous?" Sun Chengzong said again.

"...Well, this is a big problem! It seems that the bounty hunters cannot be allowed to participate in this matter. Yuan Chonghuan wants to put these bounty hunters under his management, but it seems that it is a big loophole!" Yang The reform was reminded by Sun Chengzong. I understood the problems here, thought about it, and understood. I am afraid that Yuan Chonghuan is not ignorant of this problem. I am afraid that he deliberately does not consider the risk of using bounty hunters in order to get more heads. It's a bit like thinking about people's heads and going crazy.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, this risk has to be considered. There are gaps in the east, so we have to guard against it! If bounty hunters, idlers, etc. are allowed to enter and leave the battlefield, the matter of tipping off the news will definitely happen. Once it is leaked The specific location and details of my Ming Dynasty army will cause heavy casualties, Your Majesty, you must check..." Sun Chengzong pointed out the problem in a sophisticated manner.

"Well, I understand, then I will veto this, and let Yuan Chonghuan carry out this matter alone, and no one will be allowed to approach the battlefield, and those who approach the battlefield will be dealt with by the law, how about it?" Yang Reform didn't think too much, just said.

"Your Majesty is wise, but those bounty hunters are actually useful, not useless." Sun Chengzong thought about it and said again.

"Oh, what's Master Sun's opinion? How to use those bounty hunters?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Jin Ning wants to fight a scout war. It's really not good to let the idlers participate. However, if these idlers are placed in the north of Sancha River and east of Pingxi Fort, then these People are of great use, what do you think, Your Majesty?" Sun Chengzong said while pointing out a few positions on the sand table.

Following Sun Chengzong's instructions, Yang Reform took a look at this location, and immediately understood what Sun Chengzong meant. It was indeed a good idea to let these idlers wait and the bounty hunters harass Donglu's rear, or the supply line.

"That's right, Master Sun has a good eye, so I'm not afraid that there are spies among these bounty hunters." Yang Reform laughed.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, if the ships are dispatched all over the coast, these people will have nothing to worry about. Although these bounty hunters may not cause much harm to Donglu, they will also cause Donglu a big headache. Ping Xi To the west of the fort, any idlers are prohibited from entering or leaving, so as not to be taken advantage of by spies..." Sun Chengzong pointed to several locations and explained.

Yang Reform couldn't help but nodded, looking at "Pingxi Fort" with only a place name but no city, he sighed that Jiang was still old and spicy.

"Okay! Let's do it like this. Besides, what's going on in Dongjiang Town? When will we get the news? Where is Mao Wenlong?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I just received the news in the past two days that Mao Wenlong has already boarded the ship at Shanhaiguan [now Qinhuangdao]. It is said that the ice is not too serious there, and the ship can already sail." Sun Chengzong replied again.

"Oh, that's good. Now that we can sail, the sea surface must be unblocked. Mao Wenlong is going to attack everywhere again. Okay, let's do it like this." Yang Reform said excitedly, and the ice along the coast began to unblock , In other words, it is possible to harass Donglu along the coast. Once Mao Wenlong attacks everywhere, Donglu will have a headache day, which can greatly relieve the pressure on Jinning.

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Customs.

Twenty miles east of Jinzhou.

Facing the forked road in front of him, Huang Taiji was full of anger and unwillingness.

"Khan, that Yuan Manzi actually hung the heads of our Dajin warriors on the city wall, Khan, let's go fight Jinzhou..." An Ezhen begged bitterly.

Yuan Chonghuan did a good thing a few days ago, hanging the heads of the beheaded Tartars on the city wall, imitating Mao Wenlong to stimulate the Tartars, so that the Tartars can attack Jinzhou City.

"Khan, you have to be the master of the slaves..." More people began to beg Huang Taiji.

Facing the forked road in front of him, Huang Taiji gritted his teeth with anger on his face covered with veins.Fight Jinzhou, fight Jinzhou, fight Jinzhou, why doesn't he want to fight Jinzhou, but can he beat Jinzhou?The year before last, he failed to please Jinzhou City, and his father also lost under this kind of fortified city. If you want him to fight Jinzhou, he must be crazy!He brought more than 4 horses, and the soldiers in Jinzhou City are probably no less than him. With fewer soldiers and more soldiers, Huang Taiji's head is not broken, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty now generally used Flang machines, grenades, and When he goes to fight this kind of strong city, he knows the consequences without even thinking about it.

He has no other way to go except to besiege the small town. After all, the small town has limited supplies and ammunition. The defeat of a large number of officials and troops in the Ming Dynasty caused internal turmoil in the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the Ming Dynasty court would experience major political turmoil due to the huge defeat. Then his chance has come, otherwise, he will definitely be trapped to death between the white mountains and black waters.

He, Huang Taiji, is not only looking at the sea, but also doesn't even have a decent cannon. Even the siege of small cities like Songshan is very difficult. He can only force the city to run out of ammunition and food through a long-term siege. He was unwilling to attack even these small cities. Around the Chinese New Year, he got news that the Ming Dynasty suddenly strengthened the defense of these small cities. It is said that they suddenly reinforced and supplied quite a few people and supplies. He has all the cannons of machine red barbarians. After receiving this news, Huang Taiji knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was forcing him to walk, and he didn't want to follow the path designed by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. There are other ways, and now the Ming Dynasty surrounded him like an iron bucket, and he couldn't allow him to move. Apart from struggling to take the initiative, he didn't have many ways to go.

In the face of people's pleadings.

Huang Taiji was struggling in his heart. He followed the route arranged by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to encircle the small town. He still had some chances of winning, at least he could force the Ming Dynasty to rescue him. , has always been his big gold's strong point, and he still has the capital to fight; if he goes to encircle Jinzhou now...

"Drive..." Huang Taiji slammed his horse with horrible veins all over his face, and quickly headed south with the horse between his legs, and the road to the south was to Songshan...

(End of this chapter)